The 2001–02 Divizia B was the 62nd season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
The format has been changed from two series of 18 teams to two series, each of them having 16 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last four places from both series relegated to Divizia C. A promotion play-off was played between the 13th and 14th-placed in the Divizia A and the runners-up of the Divizia B series.
Team changes
To Divizia B Relegated from Divizia A Foresta Fălticeni Rocar București Gaz Metan Mediaș
Promoted from Divizia C Petrolul Moinești Dacia Unirea Brăila Inter Gaz București Electromagnetica București Internațional Pitești Minaur Zlatna Industria Sârmei Câmpia Turzii Universitatea Cluj
From Divizia B Promoted to Divizia A Sportul Studențesc UM Timișoara Farul Constanța
Relegated to Divizia C Metrom Brașov Apemin Borsec Drobeta-Turnu Severin Corvinul Hunedoara Callatis Mangalia Electro Craiova Juventus București FCM Râmnicu Vâlcea Precizia Săcele Cetate Deva Politehnica Iași Inter Sibiu
Other changes Fulgerul Bragadiru was renamed AEK București.
Electromagnetica București started to be the second squad of Rapid București.
Metalul Plopeni started to be the second squad of Astra Ploiești.
League map
League tables Seria I
Seria II
Divizia A play-off The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Divizia A faced the 2nd-placed teams of the Divizia B.
Top scorers
18 goals Zoltán Csehi (Bihor Oradea)
12 goals Daniel Stan (Internațional Pitești)
11 goals Alexandru Bălțoi (Poiana Câmpina)
10 goals Remus Safta (AEK București)
9 goals Marius Safta (ARO Câmpulung)
8 goals Virgil Lăscărache (Inter Gaz București) Claudiu Boaru (Gaz Metan Mediaș) Marius Păcurar (Foresta Suceava) Marius Bilașco (Baia Mare)
7 goals Mihai Ilie (Cimentul Fieni) Viorel Dinu (Electromagnetica București) Constantin Romeo Stancu (AEK București) Radu Neguț (IS Câmpia Turzii)
See also 2001–02 Divizia A 2001–02 Divizia C 2001–02 Divizia D 2001–02 Cupa României
References
External links RomanianSoccer.ro